Commencement Schedule

To view the full schedule that include departments and majors, please scroll to the DETAILED SCHEDULE section below, and click on the specific Commencement date.

Commencement is one of the University’s most celebrated events of the year. Cal State LA is celebrating the outstanding achievement of the Class of 2023 from May 22 – 26, 2023, in the Commencement Pavilion, a festive shaded structure that will be built on the north side of campus in Lot 5.

There will be 10 college-based ceremonies, and graduates will be automatically assigned to a ceremony based on their college, school, and major. For each ceremony, doctoral and master’s students will be hooded, all graduates will cross the stage, have their name read aloud and appear on the screen, as well as, on the livestream.

Monday, May 22, 2023
Ceremony 1 | 9 a.m. | Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services
Ceremony 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Ceremony 3 | 9 a.m. | Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services

Ceremony 4 | 2:30 p.m. | College of Arts and Letters

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Ceremony 5 | 9 a.m. | College of Ethnic Studies & College of Natural and Social Sciences

Ceremony 6 | 2:30 p.m. | College of Natural and Social Sciences

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Ceremony 7 | 9 a.m. | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology

Ceremony 8 | 2:30 p.m. | College of Education

Friday, May 26, 2023

Ceremony 9 | 9 a.m. | College of Business and Economics

Ceremony 10 | 2:30 p.m. | College of Business and Economics

DETAILED SCHEDULE

MAY 22, 2023

CEREMONY 1 | 9 a.m.

RONGXIANG XU COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Graduate and Undergraduate Ceremony

Department of Child and Family Studies

Master of Arts in Child Development

Bachelor of Arts in Child Development

Patricia A. Chin School of Nursing

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Master of Science in Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

CEREMONY 2 | 2:30 p.m.

RONGXIANG XU COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Graduate and Undergraduate Ceremony

Department of Communication Disorders

Doctor of Audiology

Master of Arts in Communicative Disorders

Bachelor of Arts in Communicative Disorders

Department of Public Health

Master of Public Health

Bachelor of Science in Public Health

School of Social Work

Master of Social Work

Bachelor of Arts in Social Work

MAY 23, 2023

CEREMONY 3 | 9 a.m.

RONGXIANG XU COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Graduate and Undergraduate Ceremony

School of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics

Master of Science in Criminalistics

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

School of Kinesiology

Master of Science in Kinesiology

Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science

Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology

Department of Nutrition and Food Science

Master of Science in Nutritional Science

Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology

Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science

CEREMONY 4 | 2:30 p.m.

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS

Graduate and Undergraduate Ceremony

Department of Art

Master of Arts in Art

Master of Fine Arts in Art

Bachelor of Arts in Art

Department of Communication Studies

Master of Arts in Communication Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Communication

Department of English

Master of Arts in English

Bachelor of Arts in English

Department of Liberal Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies

Department of Modern Languages and Literatures

Master of Arts in Spanish

Bachelor of Arts in Chinese

Bachelor of Arts in French

Bachelor of Arts in Japanese

Bachelor of Arts in Spanish

Department of Music

Master of Arts in Music

Master of Music

Bachelor of Arts in Music

Bachelor of Music

Department of Philosophy

Master of Arts in Philosophy

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy

Department of Television, Film, and Media Studies

Master of Arts in Television, Film, and Media Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism

Bachelor of Arts in Television, Film, and Media Studies

Department of Theatre and Dance

Master of Fine Arts in Television, Film, and Theatre

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts and Dance

Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

MAY 24, 2023

CEREMONY 5 | 9 a.m.

COLLEGE OF ETHNIC STUDIES

Graduate and Undergraduate Ceremony

Department of Asian and Asian American Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Asian and Asian American Studies

Department of Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies

Master of Arts in Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies

Department of Pan-African Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Pan African Studies

COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Graduate and Undergraduate Ceremony

Department of Anthropology

Master of Arts in Anthropology

Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology

Department of History

Master of Arts in History

Bachelor of Arts in History

Department of Latin American Studies

Master of Arts in Latin American Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies

Department of Political Science

Master of Arts in Political Science

Master of Public Administration

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

Department of Sociology

Master of Arts in Sociology

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

CEREMONY 6 | 2:30 p.m.

COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Graduate and Undergraduate Ceremony

Department of Biological Sciences

Master of Science in Biology

Bachelor of Science in Biology

Bachelor of Science in Microbiology

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Master of Science in Chemistry

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

Department of Geosciences and Environment

Master of Arts in Geography

Master of Science in Environmental Science
Master of Science in Geological Science

Bachelor of Arts in Geography
Bachelor of Science in Geology

Department of Mathematics

Master of Science in Mathematics

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics

Natural Science Program

Bachelor of Science in Natural Science

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Master of Science in Physics

Bachelor of Arts in Physics

Bachelor of Science in Physics

Department of Psychology

Master of Arts in Psychology

Master of Science in Psychology

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

MAY 25, 2023

CEREMONY 7 | 9 a.m.

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, COMPUTER SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY

Graduate and Undergraduate Ceremony

Department of Civil Engineering

Master of Science in Civil Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Department of Computer Science

Master of Science in Computer Science

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Department of Technology

Master of Arts in Industrial and Technical Studies

Master of Science in Industrial Management

Bachelor of Science in Aviation Administration

Bachelor of Science in Fire Protection Administration and Technology
Bachelor of Science in Graphic Communications

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology

Interdisciplinary Program

Master of Science in Material Science and Engineering

CEREMONY 8 | 2:30 p.m.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Graduate and Undergraduate Ceremony

Division of Applied and Advanced Studies in Education

Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership

Master of Arts in Educational Administration

Master of Arts in Educational Foundations

Master of Arts in Educational Technology

Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Division of Curriculum and Instruction

Master of Arts in Education

Bachelor of Arts in Urban Learning

Division of Special Education and Counseling

Doctor of Philosophy in Special Education
Master of Arts in Special Education

Master of Science in Counseling

Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Services

MAY 26, 2023

CEREMONY 9 | 9 a.m.

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

Graduate and Undergraduate Ceremony

ALL Master of Business Administration

Department of Accounting

Master of Science in Accounting

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Accounting

Department of Information Systems

Master of Science in Information Systems

Bachelor of Science in Computer Information System

Department of Marketing

Master of Science in Business Administration

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

International Business

Marketing

Retailing

CEREMONY 10 | 2:30 p.m.

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

Graduate and Undergraduate Ceremony

Department of Economics and Statistics

Master of Arts in Economics

Bachelor of Arts in Economics

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Business Economics

Department of Finance, Law, and Real Estate

Master of Science in Business Administration

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Finance

Business Prelegal

Real Estate

Department of Management

Master of Science in Business Administration

Master of Science in Healthcare Management

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Entrepreneurship

Healthcare Administration

Human Resource Management

Management

Operations and Supply Chain Management

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Updated: March 20, 2023